Wow. Good job, internet! Despite the fact the project was announced less than 24 hours ago, Double Fine's Kickstarter campaign for a new graphic adventure has reached its goal of $400,000.
That means around 10,000 regular humans on the internet (maybe you!) donated $400,000 out of your own... More »

If you've been playing online game Final Fantasy XIV, you know there are eighteen in-game worlds. That is going to change. Soon there will be ten.
"In order to improve the player experience, we will be merging Worlds on Tuesday, March 27, 2012," stated Square Enix. More »

A hacker collective named SwaggSec claims to have hacked Foxconn, the world's largest electronic components maker. Foxconn assembles hardware for Apple as well as game consoles, such as the PS3, the Xbox 360, and the Wii. More »

Meara Lynn Nichols, an employee at Nintendo of America, has been reported missing by her husband after failing to return home from an appointment at her son's school.
Although she had left her laptop on and Facebook account logged in, when she didn't come home Matthew Nichols contacted the school,... More »

The first Darkness game was released in 2007. With some original ideas for the genre and a setting that wasn't space or a war, it was a surprise hit, and people still say nice things about it today.
The second Darkness game was released in 2012. More »

At D.I.C.E. 2012, Bethesda Game Studios' Todd Howard just showed an amazing highlight reel of mods the studio built into The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim during a week-long "game jam" after the game's release. More »

Game developer, Spike, is releasing a new role playing game for the PSP this April where one of the objectives is to save the world by conceiving children.
In the world of Conception, the player plays the part of Itsuki Yuge, a high school student summoned to the magic world of Granbania. More »

The cake might be a lie, but this 1/1 scale Portal gun looks as real as one can get without being able to shoot holes in walls.
This Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device is priced at ¥16,000 (US$208). More »

People pay thousands of dollars to hobnob with their fellow captains of the video game industry here at the DICE Summit just outside of Las Vegas. Or they call themselves a gaming journalist (that's editor-in-chief to you!) and attend for free.
And when you register, they give you a bag of stuff. More »

Street Fighter x Tekken is more than just the crossover of two powerhouse fighting game franchises. It's also a fusion of the sensibilities behind the two universes. More »

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